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with the obama campaign. with the democrats in terms of them labeling mitt romney as more of a right wing person. more in line with house republicans. but so now you have him coming out and shifting some position on, as you said, healthcare, seeming to hug the president all last night on foreign policy and then on immigration, even softening his stance there. talking about abortion in a different way. emphasizing different things. much to the dismay of some conservatives. i think last night you saw conservatives get kicked under the bus. but i think at this point republicans are sensing that mitt romney is the only one that has some momentum. if you look at certain national polls at least. and they feel like they can look away from what had been his shifting more moderate stances. now the democrats' challenges are to say no, no, no. this isn't the real mitt romney. the moderate mitt romney as bill clinton has said. where you been, boy? the real mitt romney is the one who had expressed much more conservative -
with the obama campaign. with the democrats in terms of them labeling mitt romney as more of a right wing person. more in line with house republicans. but so now you have him coming out and shifting some position on, as you said, healthcare, seeming to hug the president all last night on foreign policy and then on immigration, even softening his stance there. talking about abortion in a different way. emphasizing different things. much to the dismay of some conservatives. i think last night you...
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nobody pounded harder than barack obama or worked harder than barack obama. it's a great day to celebrate! let's do it together! victory! >> bill: we did it, yes indeed, good morning it's the morning after, wednesday november 7, welcome to the full court press on this big big day here on current tv. we did it again we put barack obama back in the white house for four more years. it's exactly what we wanted. it's what we've been working for for the last two years. it's what we've been praying for, we made it happen and it's so great because it's just what this country needs to move forward with barack obama's agenda and republicans had better realize it and cooperate this time and stop stabbing barack obama in the back. it's a great victory friends. you're all part of it, enjoy it, cell bray it with a big smile all day today. we'll talk every aspect of last night's election, the white house, senate and the house. first here's the latest, today's current tv update from lisa ferguson in los angeles. good morning. >> hey bill, good morning everyone. a great victo
nobody pounded harder than barack obama or worked harder than barack obama. it's a great day to celebrate! let's do it together! victory! >> bill: we did it, yes indeed, good morning it's the morning after, wednesday november 7, welcome to the full court press on this big big day here on current tv. we did it again we put barack obama back in the white house for four more years. it's exactly what we wanted. it's what we've been working for for the last two years. it's what we've been...
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so did julian castro and michelle obama. and bill the lesson that clint eastwood taught america if you are in a debate with an empty chair, you have got to win the debate. yeah, i guess that was the first debate of this election. [♪ theme music ♪] >> bill: hey, good morning, everybody, good to see you this morning, and welcome to the "full court press," on this wednesday september 5th, coming to you live on current tv all the way across this great land of ours again from charlotte, north carolina capitol of the democratic national convention, and day two of the democratic national convention. what a great night last night. julian castro, giving the keynote speech and michelle obama giving the most powerful speech of the night. we'll hear from elizabeth warren and vice president joe biden here tonight. what a difference between here and charlotte, and the lackluster event in tampa last week. we'll have randi weingarten. but first the current tv update from lisa ferguson. >> hi bill. good morning, everyone. the dny continu
so did julian castro and michelle obama. and bill the lesson that clint eastwood taught america if you are in a debate with an empty chair, you have got to win the debate. yeah, i guess that was the first debate of this election. [♪ theme music ♪] >> bill: hey, good morning, everybody, good to see you this morning, and welcome to the "full court press," on this wednesday september 5th, coming to you live on current tv all the way across this great land of ours again from...
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"the obama hate machine." i spell it all out about the koch brothers, the paperback edition of my latest book out now in the book stores and if you want a signed copy, go to our web site at billpressshow.com and tell us how you want it inscribed to yourself or a friend or colleague and we'll get it out to you right away. book and mailing and shipping and all of that for just $16.99. we're trying to figure out what's wrong with white males. if you look across the board today, women obama up double digits. latinos up way way way multiple double digits. among african-americans he's up among seniors young people. mitt romney leads barack obama only among white males. what the hell's wrong with us. terry is in kalispell montana. hi terry. >> caller: how are you bill? thanks for taking my call. bill, i spent 20 years in the army. i'm a retired army first sergeant. my last assignment was at fort ord. i'm familiar with the area around there seaside and the like. i've had a lot of black people work for me. a lot of whi
"the obama hate machine." i spell it all out about the koch brothers, the paperback edition of my latest book out now in the book stores and if you want a signed copy, go to our web site at billpressshow.com and tell us how you want it inscribed to yourself or a friend or colleague and we'll get it out to you right away. book and mailing and shipping and all of that for just $16.99. we're trying to figure out what's wrong with white males. if you look across the board today, women...
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romney and ryan want to blame obama. but obama has not proposed them. >> exactly. people wanted to figure out a way to reduce the deficit, so they agreed to this automatic spending cuts that would take effect in 2013 -- >> in the special joint committee didn't come up with a plan. >> exactly. >> both sides have said this is not a good thing, so this is not a popular policy. and this is a -- >> bill: a club or a threat or something? >> exactly. it's like a blunt instrument to try to get congress come to the table. so there's the question what is the agreement going to be? >> bill: right, so republicans are going to have to give on revenues, except some new revenues, correct? it has to be some balanced approach? >> right. >> bill: do you agree with that? >> it depends some of the senator have said they would be open to closing loopholes or not necessarily raising tax rates but finding ways to unravel the sequester. it remains to be seen even though everyone agrees this is bad policy how it will actually work. >> bill: is it possible to resolve this and still continue
romney and ryan want to blame obama. but obama has not proposed them. >> exactly. people wanted to figure out a way to reduce the deficit, so they agreed to this automatic spending cuts that would take effect in 2013 -- >> in the special joint committee didn't come up with a plan. >> exactly. >> both sides have said this is not a good thing, so this is not a popular policy. and this is a -- >> bill: a club or a threat or something? >> exactly. it's like a...
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even president obama spoke out yesterday and said come on bring back the real refs. >> obama: it is just me or do we have to get our regular refs back -- >> oh, geez sir, i know you are busy -- >> obama: i can't get involved with it, but i'm expressing my point of view as a sports fan. >> bill: listen to this anti-union, scott walker governor of wisconsin, and anti-union paul ryan vice presidential candidate both came out yesterday and said we support the union refs. and here -- here is paul ryan. >> i mean, give me a break. [ laughter ] >> it is time to get the real refs. >> bill: the real receives back. those who really know the game. all you need to know is the guy who made that call monday night had never before refed any game more important than a junior college football game. >> that's amazing. >> bill: unbelievable. some of those refs also were deemed unqualified to ref games in the lingerie league. >> it is also perfect that this is the example that america will finally get. the war on teachers the war on public employees, this is what everybody will get. >> bill: yes. i'll be ba
even president obama spoke out yesterday and said come on bring back the real refs. >> obama: it is just me or do we have to get our regular refs back -- >> oh, geez sir, i know you are busy -- >> obama: i can't get involved with it, but i'm expressing my point of view as a sports fan. >> bill: listen to this anti-union, scott walker governor of wisconsin, and anti-union paul ryan vice presidential candidate both came out yesterday and said we support the union refs. and...
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obama took g.m. and chrysler into bankruptcy and sold chrysler to italians who will build jeeps in china. mitt romney will fight for every american job. >> romney: i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >> bill: how about a little fact checking on that ad, judd? >> yeah. it is really, i think probably the most dishonest ad we've seen this campaign cycle. at least at the presidential level. >> bill: which is saying something, isn't it? >> it is saying something. is it it starts off right at the beginning when mitt romney says i have a plan to help the auto industry. and as it turns out he has no plan. there's nothing on his web site and actually reporters have followed up and they've said could you send us a copy of the plan. and there is no plan. no one's gotten anything. so i guess it is just the idea that -- saying you have a plan is more important than actually having a plan. >> bill: also when he says i have a plan for 12 million new jobs and we haven't seen the plan yet either. on the auto
obama took g.m. and chrysler into bankruptcy and sold chrysler to italians who will build jeeps in china. mitt romney will fight for every american job. >> romney: i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >> bill: how about a little fact checking on that ad, judd? >> yeah. it is really, i think probably the most dishonest ad we've seen this campaign cycle. at least at the presidential level. >> bill: which is saying something, isn't it? >> it is saying...
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it's a huge victory for obama. it's a huge loss for the republicans, for mitt romney who have staked everything on this, and romney who said the other day repeating that if the supreme court overturns it, it means that the first three and a half years of the obama presidency had been wasted. okay. well, the reverse then is true, for the supreme court to uphold it means that the first three and a half years of the obama presidency have been well spent and spent on something that's importantly for the american people and helps the american people. so romney is out there. and plus he is doubly -- double lose her on here because it's his damn program that may president obama adopted from massachusetts and made it nationwide. most important, it's a huge victory for the american people. don't forget all of those millions of american families who couldn't afford health insurance before, now they can, could not get health insurance because they have a pre-existing condition. skids stay okay their parents' healthcare progra
it's a huge victory for obama. it's a huge loss for the republicans, for mitt romney who have staked everything on this, and romney who said the other day repeating that if the supreme court overturns it, it means that the first three and a half years of the obama presidency had been wasted. okay. well, the reverse then is true, for the supreme court to uphold it means that the first three and a half years of the obama presidency have been well spent and spent on something that's importantly...
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>> he calls obama lazy. he says obama has never worked a day in his life which is in response to what was said about ann romney. what else. he says joe biden is dumb as an ashtray. there's something in there for everybody. >> bill: what does he say about his personalities on fox news? >> he says -- all he gets to is the line he's always gotten to which is that they're fair and balanced. it keeps rubbing people the wrong way. there was an interesting conversation in there about the time that ailes and rupert murdoch met with obama in 2008 during the presidential campaign and according to what ails told this biographer, obama said he was concerned about sean hannity. and ailes replied, don't worry, the people who watch hannity will never vote for you anyway. i don't know if that's what he meant he was concerned about sean hannity. >> bill: yeah. that statement of ailes is probably true. whenever you think about roger a.i.m.s., you have to say -- roger ailes, don't you, that he is a force of nature. >> he's one
>> he calls obama lazy. he says obama has never worked a day in his life which is in response to what was said about ann romney. what else. he says joe biden is dumb as an ashtray. there's something in there for everybody. >> bill: what does he say about his personalities on fox news? >> he says -- all he gets to is the line he's always gotten to which is that they're fair and balanced. it keeps rubbing people the wrong way. there was an interesting conversation in there about...
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in president obama. he is not begun-ho for single-payer but is it your conclusion in his more progagmatic way he is more effective than if he were a flame though-throwflame-thrower. >> things an argument he would make. the people around himat's an argument he would make. the people around him would make say it he is a progressive-mind progressive-minded fellow, what his aims and goals would be for our country for our society, if you ask, they would be progressive, progressive, progressive. but when it comes to operating in the real world, he wants to be very pragmatic, and he has said he sometimes feels like he has to tap back and forth because even though he won a decisive election, part of the country, much of the country is conservative in terms of the political culture. you have to take that into fact account. this is a guy. people ask me, you know, doing this book and talking to all of these folks around obama having access in the white house did anything surprise you? and i wouldn't call it quite a
in president obama. he is not begun-ho for single-payer but is it your conclusion in his more progagmatic way he is more effective than if he were a flame though-throwflame-thrower. >> things an argument he would make. the people around himat's an argument he would make. the people around him would make say it he is a progressive-mind progressive-minded fellow, what his aims and goals would be for our country for our society, if you ask, they would be progressive, progressive,...
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>> the early book on obama. i wrote one about franklin roosevelt's first couple of years, too, in the early 1930s. tried to draw you know, some of the -- in this book, i'm trying to not make straight up comparisons but every one of these stories has -- historical resonance. i tried to put obama in some historical context. put the 2012 campaign in historical context. >> bill: evan mcmorris santoro is here with us from "buzzfeed." >> you mentioned we talked in the last segment about effectiveness and maybe you talk about schmooze deficit. i think seeing in the second term he wasn't able to get guns done. he didn't really want the sequester fight that much. seems like a big fight is going forward. the big focus is both health care and immigration. i wonder how you think the campaign changed specifically the immigration debate. >> well, i think elections have consequences, everybody knows. and this one had a big consequence which is that we're going to get immigration reform in all likelihood. when we would not have
>> the early book on obama. i wrote one about franklin roosevelt's first couple of years, too, in the early 1930s. tried to draw you know, some of the -- in this book, i'm trying to not make straight up comparisons but every one of these stories has -- historical resonance. i tried to put obama in some historical context. put the 2012 campaign in historical context. >> bill: evan mcmorris santoro is here with us from "buzzfeed." >> you mentioned we talked in the last...
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under president obama. what's so bad about obama? for wall street? >> well, you know, what's bad -- the only thing that's bad from their perspective is that he wants to put down a few rules so that ordinary americans -- middle class americans don't have to bear the brunt of their mistakes. they juggle around $3 billion like it is chump change. for the american people, that's significant. in the case of the financial disaster, we're talking a couple of trillion dollars. and so there is a real difference here between the direction and the vision that president obama has to create jobs for ordinary working people, create wealth for ordinary working people and to say to the top 1% and 2%, hey guys, you gotta give up something. >> bill: congress has a lot on its plate. we now know that the republicans in congress and your house have decided that the number one issue that we have to deal with before we take any break for july 4th or whatever is to have a vote on holding eric holder in contempt of congress. >> well and what they -- >> bill: this is the bigg
under president obama. what's so bad about obama? for wall street? >> well, you know, what's bad -- the only thing that's bad from their perspective is that he wants to put down a few rules so that ordinary americans -- middle class americans don't have to bear the brunt of their mistakes. they juggle around $3 billion like it is chump change. for the american people, that's significant. in the case of the financial disaster, we're talking a couple of trillion dollars. and so there is a...
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president obama talking about how he spent his day before the debate. >> obama: earlier today i went shopping at some stores in mid town. i understand governor romney went shopping poor some stores in mid town. >> bill: and then romney got in a good shot at president obama. >> romney: big bird didn't even see it coming. [ laughter ] >> romney: and by the way, in the spirit of sesame street, the president's remarks tonight are brought to you by the letter "o" and the number 16 trillion. >> bill: it pays to have a good comedy writer. >> they have to have a good delivery. romney did a very good job. they programmed the romney bot for humor last night. >> bill: what's your read on massachusetts? >> well, scott brown's going to have to get one in every six voters who backs obama. he's run a very good campaign, but, you know, mitt romney does not help him. scott brown supports mitt romney. i think that's a toss up. those debates have been great. they have gone after each other i mean, made very good policy points. that one i think may not even be decided on election day. we may have to wai
president obama talking about how he spent his day before the debate. >> obama: earlier today i went shopping at some stores in mid town. i understand governor romney went shopping poor some stores in mid town. >> bill: and then romney got in a good shot at president obama. >> romney: big bird didn't even see it coming. [ laughter ] >> romney: and by the way, in the spirit of sesame street, the president's remarks tonight are brought to you by the letter "o"...
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or one point obama. and two, on the battleground polls, the latest ones i saw from cbs last night president obama up in virginia, up in ohio up in i think the others were tied in florida. >> it was virginia florida and ohio. >> bill: yeah, right. why the difference between them and what's going on? how do you read it? this is your last chance before election day so -- >> i think this has been one of the most frustrating elections because the polling has been so schizophrenic. >> bill: people are worried. >> between national and state. here's what i would say. listen i think the president you know, is now in a stronger position to win. that doesn't necessarily mean he will win. and the reason i qualify that is because underneath all of the polls and particular state polls are assumptions about likely voters meaning what is the turnout going to be. i can tell you looking at the demographic breakdowns, it is really simple. if minority turnout in particular amongst blacks, hispanics, young voters is not as h
or one point obama. and two, on the battleground polls, the latest ones i saw from cbs last night president obama up in virginia, up in ohio up in i think the others were tied in florida. >> it was virginia florida and ohio. >> bill: yeah, right. why the difference between them and what's going on? how do you read it? this is your last chance before election day so -- >> i think this has been one of the most frustrating elections because the polling has been so schizophrenic....
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president obama. over george w. bush and as president obama said in the debate, which was an oil man. romney keeps using that 14 pest figure. >> exactly. and why not. if you've got the 14% for one year why not use it? >> bill: because it's a lie. >> of course. but if you've got 14% in one year. >> bill: he says it is down 14% under obama. >> it is not true. and it is a fudge and it is obfuscation and it is very unfair. but that's what he's got. he kept doing this -- you know, sort of answer my question thing of asking a question, asking a question asking a question. by the way, this was a complete breach of the rules whereby it says in one subparagraph on its own, you may not direct a question to your opponent. it says you can't do that. and he wouldn't allow the president to answer the question in his own way. which the president eventually did do. >> bill: so the third thing coral, is according to mitt romney, there may have been some drilling on private lands but no drilling on federal lands so the
president obama. over george w. bush and as president obama said in the debate, which was an oil man. romney keeps using that 14 pest figure. >> exactly. and why not. if you've got the 14% for one year why not use it? >> bill: because it's a lie. >> of course. but if you've got 14% in one year. >> bill: he says it is down 14% under obama. >> it is not true. and it is a fudge and it is obfuscation and it is very unfair. but that's what he's got. he kept doing this...
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the obama hate machine? really? you think obama is more divisive than that? he doesn't say what obama has done. i want to know. marco rubio what has barack obama done that's so divisive? name it. saving the auto industry? did that divide america? is it expanding healthcare insurance to 36 million americans who couldn't afford it otherwise? >> really divisive? >> like bringing people together maybe? hum? is it allowing parents to keep their kids on their health insurances policy until they are 26 years old? is that divisive? getting rid of don't ask/don't tell? is creating 3 million jobs, is that what's dividing american? ending the war in afghanistan or endings the war in iraq and starting to end the war, starting to bring troops home from afghanistan? is that what's so divisive? or maybe getting osama bin laden what divided america or getting rid of gadaffi? it's the obama hate machine. i wrote a book about it t you know that may. it's the obama hate machine. >> that's all these guys have. hate, hate, hate obama. they have nothing, nothing to offer. they mak
the obama hate machine? really? you think obama is more divisive than that? he doesn't say what obama has done. i want to know. marco rubio what has barack obama done that's so divisive? name it. saving the auto industry? did that divide america? is it expanding healthcare insurance to 36 million americans who couldn't afford it otherwise? >> really divisive? >> like bringing people together maybe? hum? is it allowing parents to keep their kids on their health insurances policy...
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the obama administration. and people, testimonials from real individuals who have been hurt by mitt romney's policies at bain capital. are you better off today? are we better off as a people today than we were four years ago? i say damn straight. what do you say? 1-866-55-press. 20 minutes after the hour. we'll come back and take your calls here on the "full court press" live from charlotte north carolina. and the democratic national convention. we'll be right back. be a part of our on-air and online coverage. >>now that is politically direct. (vo) ...after the premiere of joy behar: say anything cover the convention. but only current puts you at the collision of tv and social media, providing unsurpassed insight into the most buzz worthy tweets, posts and pontifications, from the entire social stratosphere including you. join in, tweet us, and you could be a part of our on-air and online coverage. >>now that is politically direct. (vo) ...after the premiere of joy behar: say anything so... [ gasps ] these are
the obama administration. and people, testimonials from real individuals who have been hurt by mitt romney's policies at bain capital. are you better off today? are we better off as a people today than we were four years ago? i say damn straight. what do you say? 1-866-55-press. 20 minutes after the hour. we'll come back and take your calls here on the "full court press" live from charlotte north carolina. and the democratic national convention. we'll be right back. be a part of our...
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reelect obama. good morning, everybody, great to see you. it's monday october 22nd the day of the third and final presidential debate. hope you had a good weekend ready to tackle the stories of the day. welcome to the program, great to see you. remember you can find us on your local progressive talk radio station anywhere in this great land anywhere. you can find us on sirius xm this hour only. don't blame us blame them. and on current tv. so whether you are listening on the radio or watching television. we're glad to see you this morning. thank you for joining us. remember all kinds of way to join the conversation. go on twitter, at bp show and -- or on facebook facebook.com/billpressshow, and if you want to really get into it go to current.com and join the chat room. so we make it easy for you to president. interacttive indeed. on a monday morning. the whole gang is here. peter ogburn dan henning, and siprion bolling, our videographer extrordanaire. >> we are trained processionals. so we can do this. >> bill: right. i don't know about this
reelect obama. good morning, everybody, great to see you. it's monday october 22nd the day of the third and final presidential debate. hope you had a good weekend ready to tackle the stories of the day. welcome to the program, great to see you. remember you can find us on your local progressive talk radio station anywhere in this great land anywhere. you can find us on sirius xm this hour only. don't blame us blame them. and on current tv. so whether you are listening on the radio or watching...
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barack obama was dead on with his analogy. >> bill: yeah. people are looking for any excuse to attack obama on anything. he wasn't there when michelle planted the garden. come on. >> bill -- >> bill: camila harris is strikingly beautiful and one tough prosecutor and law enforcement official. there you go. >> yeah. have you heard of the company -- the company that created angry birds. >> bill: oh, yes. >> their revenues in 2012 -- i have multiple versions. >> bill: so do i. >> in 2012 their revenues doubled and they pulled in $195 million. off of angry birds. >> bill: but it is free. >> you buy premium versions extra levels different versions of it. there's an angry birds movie coming out, there's a tv show, it's an angry birds world, man. >> bill: yes, and i don't any stock in that company, so i'm an angry bird. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." compelling true stories. >> jack, how old are you? >> nine. >> this is what 27 tons of marijuana looks like. (vo) with award winning documentaries that take you inside the headlines, way i
barack obama was dead on with his analogy. >> bill: yeah. people are looking for any excuse to attack obama on anything. he wasn't there when michelle planted the garden. come on. >> bill -- >> bill: camila harris is strikingly beautiful and one tough prosecutor and law enforcement official. there you go. >> yeah. have you heard of the company -- the company that created angry birds. >> bill: oh, yes. >> their revenues in 2012 -- i have multiple versions....
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i'm willing to defend obama's record. instead, we're talking about mitt romney's big question, what's he trying to hide in his tax returns. why doesn't he release them. ray is calling from up in buffalo, new york. what do you say? >> caller: hi, good morning. what do we know about mitt romney? we know he doesn't want to be responsible for anything. he don't want to be responsible for his swiss bank account his cayman island bank accounts, for moving his money offshore. we know that he doesn't want to be responsible for throwing thousands of people in the street when he was ceo at bain capital. >> bill: especially, ray during those last three years at bain capital which he's trying to deny. >> that's right. he doesn't want to be responsible for being ceo on paper for those three years. and he doesn't want to be responsible for lying on his disclosure form for the president of the united states that he had nothing to do with bain capital. he was clearly attending board meetings and signing off -- >> bill: flying back and fo
i'm willing to defend obama's record. instead, we're talking about mitt romney's big question, what's he trying to hide in his tax returns. why doesn't he release them. ray is calling from up in buffalo, new york. what do you say? >> caller: hi, good morning. what do we know about mitt romney? we know he doesn't want to be responsible for anything. he don't want to be responsible for his swiss bank account his cayman island bank accounts, for moving his money offshore. we know that he...
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obama is convinced? >> this is a huge part of mitt romney's record, his reason for running for police department. it's his main argument for his knowledge of the economy. >> and creating jobs. >> right. >> the notion that this would be off of the table that the president would just say this doesn't matter, we are going to talk about something else is bananas. >> absolutely. it is fair game. daniel stone in studio with us here and we will be glad to welcome you to the conversation. give us a call at 866-55-press. anything publishing political goes on this friday, memorial day weekend. we will be right back. >> this is the bill press show. ♪ >>steve jobs was many things but he was not a politician. >>(narrator) the sheriff of wall street. >>the leadership of high finance just doesn't get it. >>(narrator) the former governor of new york, eliot spitzer is on current tv. >>somebody somewhere can listen, record, track, gather this data. >>arrangements were made. >>(narrator) independent unflinching. >>there
obama is convinced? >> this is a huge part of mitt romney's record, his reason for running for police department. it's his main argument for his knowledge of the economy. >> and creating jobs. >> right. >> the notion that this would be off of the table that the president would just say this doesn't matter, we are going to talk about something else is bananas. >> absolutely. it is fair game. daniel stone in studio with us here and we will be glad to welcome you to...
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president obama said that. that's the experience he's had. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." they should self-deport? >> no, they said "make us a turkey and make it fast". >> (laughter). >> she gets the comedians laughing. >> that's the best! >> that's hilarious. >> ... and the thinkers thinking. >> okay, so there is wiggle room in the ten commandments is what you're telling me. >> she's joy behar. >> ya, i consider you jew-talian. >> okay, whatever you want. >> who plays kafka? >> who saw kafka? >> who ever saw kafka? >> (laughter). >> asking the tough questions. >> chris brown, i mean you wouldn't let one of your daughters go out with him. >> absolutely not. >> you would rather deal with ahmadinejad then me? >> absolutely! >> (singing) >> i take lipitor, thats it. >> are you improving your lips? >> (laughter). >> when she's talking, you never know where the conversation is going to go. >> it looks like anthony wiener is throwing his hat in the ring. >> his what in the ring? >> his hat. >> always ou
president obama said that. that's the experience he's had. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." they should self-deport? >> no, they said "make us a turkey and make it fast". >> (laughter). >> she gets the comedians laughing. >> that's the best! >> that's hilarious. >> ... and the thinkers thinking. >> okay, so there is wiggle room in the ten commandments is what you're telling me. >> she's joy behar. >> ya,...
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it was obama and the g.o.p. leadership. like it or hate it, it was everybody because they finally cut a deal. >> bill: think progress, we're talking about some of the important issues that they're covering today here, tuesday september 11th coming to you live from our nation's capital. it is thinkprogress.org. judd legum editor in chief in studio with us. your calls welcome at 1-866-55-press. they're doing this >> announcer: this is the "bill press show" live on your radio and current tv. health matters to all of us. that's why lysol has started a mission for health. with new mom programs, lysol healthy habits initiatives in schools and disaster relief efforts. when you use lysol at home, you'll know you're a part of something bigger. for healthy tips and more, visit lysol.com/missionforhealth. i'm jennifer granholm, let me tell you a story. in colorado the auto rescue saved more than 9,000 jobs. in the great state of michigan, 211,000 good paying, american jobs! in romney's world, cars get the elevator, and the workers get
it was obama and the g.o.p. leadership. like it or hate it, it was everybody because they finally cut a deal. >> bill: think progress, we're talking about some of the important issues that they're covering today here, tuesday september 11th coming to you live from our nation's capital. it is thinkprogress.org. judd legum editor in chief in studio with us. your calls welcome at 1-866-55-press. they're doing this >> announcer: this is the "bill press show" live on your radio...
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president obama needs to define mitt romney. if mitt romney is gone going to run on his business persons and everything he did at bain capital is fair game. if he wants to deny i was there at bain capital while you have these documents that were filed with the securities and exchange commission, in which mitt romney's signature is on the documents as ceo of bain as late as 2002. he wants to deny he had anything to do with it? well, what does that say about his character? donald from aurora, illinois, you are on the bill press show. good morning. >> good morning. you know what really kills me is mitt romney says nent things about obama, too. i was watching ed schultz. didn't they say before all of this stuff took place, did he not admit that he was the president, he was the ceo, vice president, he was chairman of the board, he was all of these things things, all the way to 2002? that was a fath. i don't understand why the media didn't bring that out about him. >> mitt romney lost this argument because mitt romney is now i
president obama needs to define mitt romney. if mitt romney is gone going to run on his business persons and everything he did at bain capital is fair game. if he wants to deny i was there at bain capital while you have these documents that were filed with the securities and exchange commission, in which mitt romney's signature is on the documents as ceo of bain as late as 2002. he wants to deny he had anything to do with it? well, what does that say about his character? donald from aurora,...
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obama, 51%. he beat romney by more than george bush beat john kerry in 2004. >> that's a solid, solid victory. he has a mandate. >> i think he definitely has a mandate. >> do you think he knows it? >> i think he knows he has a mandate. he has a mandate. his 8 pick-ups in the house shows he has a mandate. i think the fact people waited 4 hours in line shows he has a mandate. the fact romney didn't win his home state, bath state or father's state and the paul ryan, and i think the president won states like virginia every battleground. >> florida. >> the president wins that sounds like a mandate. >> eight out of nine, a mandate. he becomes the -- he is now the only president. there are two presidents in history that have won two terms with more than -- with 51% or more of the vote. the only other one was eisenhower beating stevens 52 and 56. i saw that factoid this morning. this was a historic victory for the man that everybody wrote off -- not everybody, but the republicans and a lot of pahvantits
obama, 51%. he beat romney by more than george bush beat john kerry in 2004. >> that's a solid, solid victory. he has a mandate. >> i think he definitely has a mandate. >> do you think he knows it? >> i think he knows he has a mandate. he has a mandate. his 8 pick-ups in the house shows he has a mandate. i think the fact people waited 4 hours in line shows he has a mandate. the fact romney didn't win his home state, bath state or father's state and the paul ryan, and i...
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the signature issue president obama is obama care. you can't have a candidate who has given the blueprint for obama care. it is too identical. it's not going to happen. >> bill: not going to happen, you're right about that, michelle. we'll go to afghanistan here at the very top of the hour. nia maleka henderson from "the washington post" will be joining us in about 20 minutes from now. david shuster from current tv in as a friend of bill. but first -- >> this is the "full court press." >> bill, miami heat star chris bosh had a busy schedule over the last couple of days. see if you can follow me here. on wednesday, he into you to new york with his teammates for game three of the eastern conference first round series against the knicks. then he got word his wife was in labor so he hopped on a private jet, flew back to miami to be with his wife who gave birth to a boy named jackson. about 3:00 a.m. then it was back to new york where his plane touched down yesterday afternoon. he made it to madison square garden just 30 minutes before tip
the signature issue president obama is obama care. you can't have a candidate who has given the blueprint for obama care. it is too identical. it's not going to happen. >> bill: not going to happen, you're right about that, michelle. we'll go to afghanistan here at the very top of the hour. nia maleka henderson from "the washington post" will be joining us in about 20 minutes from now. david shuster from current tv in as a friend of bill. but first -- >> this is the...
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same with michellee obama. she is more popular when she washe was down near 40%, she was still very popular. this is the role that you hope that a first lady can have and i think -- >> the wequestion is: how many people vote for the first lady or wife of the candidate even if they like here? ? >> i don't think it's very muchany. it's nice to know that this guy's wife is there and i think more than anything else, it's kind of a character witness, you know. if this guy married somebody who i really like, then that says being about had. >> he can't be all that bad? right. >> exactly. there may be something redeeming about this guy. >> aaron blake on twitter at post politics dom. aaron, we will be watching with you. thank you for a little preview this morning. >> thank you for having me. >> talk to you later. the full court press here it is tuesday, april 3rdrd. >> on your radio and on current tv. , this is the bill press show. ♪ as i understand it in radio they can't see you, so this is big for me. >>tv and radi
same with michellee obama. she is more popular when she washe was down near 40%, she was still very popular. this is the role that you hope that a first lady can have and i think -- >> the wequestion is: how many people vote for the first lady or wife of the candidate even if they like here? ? >> i don't think it's very muchany. it's nice to know that this guy's wife is there and i think more than anything else, it's kind of a character witness, you know. if this guy married...
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president obama and the first lady were there, too. no word on how late they stayed >> bill: i have been when bill clinton was in the white house, i have been to a white house after midnight partying and what bill and hillary disappeared earlier. >> when you party late at the whitehouse whitehouse, you know, those guests who don't leave and you are trying to shoo them out the door, secret service could kick you out. >> they didn't have that problem. i can tell you from personal experience. >> and lady gaga has been dethroned as the most followed person on twitter. >> is that the thing. >> the pope eater? >> he is not in the top 10, bill. justin beiber is now the most followed person on twitter. >> after he mooned. >> 33 million,333,000 followers as of yesterday. only about 4,000 more than lady gaga and barack obama in number 5. hilda solis is still the secretary. a lot of friends of hers, a lot of her labor friends gathered to celebrate her tenure. she has done a great job as labor secretary. she has certainly been good to us. she has
president obama and the first lady were there, too. no word on how late they stayed >> bill: i have been when bill clinton was in the white house, i have been to a white house after midnight partying and what bill and hillary disappeared earlier. >> when you party late at the whitehouse whitehouse, you know, those guests who don't leave and you are trying to shoo them out the door, secret service could kick you out. >> they didn't have that problem. i can tell you from...
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obama won! romney lost! it is up to them to accept obama's plan. we'll tell you why and get your calls but first we take the latest here, today's current news update from lisa ferguson out in los angeles has got it for us. hi lisa. good morning. >> hey bill. good morning everyone. lawmakers could finally get the answers they're demanding today in the investigation into former c.i.a. director david petraeus. the fbi and c.i.a. say they will brief members of the house and senate intelligence committees laying out how they handled the case and standing by their claim that politics were not involved in their decision to keep lawmakers in the dark. at least four people are now caught up in the investigation. along with petraeus and paula broadwell, there is jill kelley and top afghanistan commander john allen. the pentagon is now investigating general allen for allegedly sending thousands of inappropriate e-mails to kelley but allen is saying he did nothing wrong and the president and the army are standing by him. >> the president thinks very highly of
obama won! romney lost! it is up to them to accept obama's plan. we'll tell you why and get your calls but first we take the latest here, today's current news update from lisa ferguson out in los angeles has got it for us. hi lisa. good morning. >> hey bill. good morning everyone. lawmakers could finally get the answers they're demanding today in the investigation into former c.i.a. director david petraeus. the fbi and c.i.a. say they will brief members of the house and senate...
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obama at the whitehouse last week. i must admit, it came out pretty good. >> looking good. >> festive. my column up with justice scalia and why he should recuse himself from the same-sex marriage case in front of the supreme court. >> that's posted on our website at billpressshow.com and soon be on twitter and faulkner facebook as well. now, on a friday. ♪ >> oh, yeah. >> here we go. we like to take a look back at our favorite sound bytes of the week and bring them up to date to you. our top five, favorite five, talk about them and work our way up to the top on the five on fox the other day, you know, the new movie zero dark 30 comes out in selected theaters next week, all about the osama bin laden raid. bill says he loves waterboarding. >> like i say waterboarding more like awesome boarding. the unspeakable truth is everybody wants -- they will never say this but everybody wants torture on the table. >> bill: yeah. yeah. everybody. i would like to water board him water board him off of that show. i just mentioned my
obama at the whitehouse last week. i must admit, it came out pretty good. >> looking good. >> festive. my column up with justice scalia and why he should recuse himself from the same-sex marriage case in front of the supreme court. >> that's posted on our website at billpressshow.com and soon be on twitter and faulkner facebook as well. now, on a friday. ♪ >> oh, yeah. >> here we go. we like to take a look back at our favorite sound bytes of the week and bring...
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with barack obama. pardon me. maybe we expect to see more of it from barack obama. or are people just getting him too hard a time and should his goal be to get the number one best qualified position on the job whether it is a man or a woman or a person of color? 1-866-55-press. let's get into it right here, friday morning, on the "full court press." >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." that viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. they can question whether i'm right, but i think that the audience gets that this guy, to the best of his ability, is trying to look out for us. you know who's coming on to me now? you know the kind of guys who do like verse mortgage commercials? those types are coming on to me all the time now. >> she gets the comedians laughing... >> that's hilarious! >> ...and the thinkers thinking. >> okay, so there's wiggle-room in the ten commandments is what you're telling me. >> you would rather deal with ahmadinejad then me. >> absolutely! >> and so would mitt romeny. >> she's joy behar. >> and the best part is that current
with barack obama. pardon me. maybe we expect to see more of it from barack obama. or are people just getting him too hard a time and should his goal be to get the number one best qualified position on the job whether it is a man or a woman or a person of color? 1-866-55-press. let's get into it right here, friday morning, on the "full court press." >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." that viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. they can...
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president obama said be careful what you post on facebook. he then went on to note they should take some education seriously. the president does have some experience, he has 31 million fans. >> bill: we have seen a lot of people say very dumb things on facebook. >> and twitter. >> oprah winfrey said she wants to appear on broadway. he is said she wants nothing more to go on the great white way in a player musical. she is starring in a small role in a play yesterday, stars of they film include robin williams and others. >> bill: speaking of tweets. we found one today. >> i have been itching to read this since i read it last night. twitter went sort of crazy last night, because not only did you have meatloaf appearing with mitt romney, but twitter exploded over the weirdness of that, but then chuck grassley -- >> bill: you know the senator from iowa. >> that's the one. he tweets himself. >> bill: and he has had some pretty bizarre tweets in his career. >> perhaps none weirder than this one that he wrote last night. no context provided. fred and
president obama said be careful what you post on facebook. he then went on to note they should take some education seriously. the president does have some experience, he has 31 million fans. >> bill: we have seen a lot of people say very dumb things on facebook. >> and twitter. >> oprah winfrey said she wants to appear on broadway. he is said she wants nothing more to go on the great white way in a player musical. she is starring in a small role in a play yesterday, stars of...
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with barack obama. and he went on and on and on. he was like your 89-year-old grandfather sitting at the thanksgiving table who tells story after story after story and won't shut up. but this was prime time. he screwed mitt romney and all of the republicans -- he talked 15 minutes rambled, i should say for 15 minutes and he said some things which frankly didn't belong on prime time like this imaginary conversation now with barack obama about what obama wanted clint eastwood to tell mitt mitt romney to do. >> i'm not going to shut up. it's my turn. so anyway, we got -- we're going to have -- we're going to have to have a little chat about that. and then i just wondered -- all these promises and i wondered about you know, when the -- what? what do you want me to tell romney? i can't tell him to do that. he can't do that to himself. [ laughter ] >> bill: of course that's what dick cheney told pat leahy to do on the floor of the united states senate. he tells -- you hear the crowd laughing? they're clueless
with barack obama. and he went on and on and on. he was like your 89-year-old grandfather sitting at the thanksgiving table who tells story after story after story and won't shut up. but this was prime time. he screwed mitt romney and all of the republicans -- he talked 15 minutes rambled, i should say for 15 minutes and he said some things which frankly didn't belong on prime time like this imaginary conversation now with barack obama about what obama wanted clint eastwood to tell mitt mitt...
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with bill press, and michelle obama and joe biden, and barack obama, and all the gang. and the democrats got a bump out of the convention. and oh, my god, tornados hitting new york city, for the first time that people could ever remember. texas raising the speed limit to 85 miles an hour. a big teacher's strike in chicago. and mitt romney flip flops on health care. what a way to start the week. anyway we'll talk about it all and take your calls at 866-55-press. good to see you today. i'm back with peter ogburn. dan henning. >> good to see you again. and our videographer gives the big wave. i left half of my voice in charlotte, i apologize. >> you did a lot of cheering and yelling. >> bill: but i didn't loose my voice at the nats game yesterday. i want you to know. i want to support my local team go see how good these guys really are. they looked like a high school team yesterday. come on. you can try to win. that's it. 8-0. >> i call it the strasburg curve. now that they set him down it sucks all of the life out of the team. >> bill: maybe. it was too bad. >> it was too
with bill press, and michelle obama and joe biden, and barack obama, and all the gang. and the democrats got a bump out of the convention. and oh, my god, tornados hitting new york city, for the first time that people could ever remember. texas raising the speed limit to 85 miles an hour. a big teacher's strike in chicago. and mitt romney flip flops on health care. what a way to start the week. anyway we'll talk about it all and take your calls at 866-55-press. good to see you today. i'm back...
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this is obama's gas hike. now, isn't that sort of symptom attic of the romney campaign in that they want to make the issue, how bad the economy is and every time there is an economic good news it sort of deflates their argument. >> not only that but i would say as a matter of context -- >> bill: the dow is well up over 13,000. >> i remember covering the 2008 primary battle between senator clinton and senator obama. you remember when there was a big gas price hike in the spring of 2008. >> bill: i remember it every year. >> when they were fighting both senator mccain and senator clinton endorsed a reduction or a temporary removal of the gasoline tax. sales tax. >> bill: yes. >> to lower prices. candidate obama said no. that's a gimmick. i'm not going to play the standard approach, political game to gas prices. he also said though he hammered the bush administration for its fidelity or relationship with big oil but candidate obama said at the time i remember looking at the video. i put a column together several
this is obama's gas hike. now, isn't that sort of symptom attic of the romney campaign in that they want to make the issue, how bad the economy is and every time there is an economic good news it sort of deflates their argument. >> not only that but i would say as a matter of context -- >> bill: the dow is well up over 13,000. >> i remember covering the 2008 primary battle between senator clinton and senator obama. you remember when there was a big gas price hike in the spring...
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way to go, obama. florida says on her impression of romney, "romney is the boss i always hated." >> a really good, effective way to drive home the way he looked last night. >> bill: somebody said he looks like the boss that fired you. >> that drives home the point who he is. >> bill: according to the clock ok according to the clock president obama spoke for 19:50 romney 17:17. >> i did see romney had more words. he got to say more in less time. so, you know. >> he's very efficient. >> depends on which side you want to foul on. you could complain about this either way. >> bill: he might have said more, but ended up saying less. a lot of it, i thought several answers, he didn't know, i think where he was going and he just -- it was like everything he remembered from debate prep, he threw against the wall. some things didn't even connect. >> he just started talking about two parent families and marriages, and keeping families strong and it was so bizarre just out of nowhere. i don't know how that connecte
way to go, obama. florida says on her impression of romney, "romney is the boss i always hated." >> a really good, effective way to drive home the way he looked last night. >> bill: somebody said he looks like the boss that fired you. >> that drives home the point who he is. >> bill: according to the clock ok according to the clock president obama spoke for 19:50 romney 17:17. >> i did see romney had more words. he got to say more in less time. so, you...
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obama and say mrs. obama, and what ended up happening was entirely different. walked up, merry christmas, karl. i am like -- and i said to you as well, mr. president, mrs. obama. i supposed for the photo. he couldn't help thinking we got one shot. just one. my hand was just a little too low on michelle obama's back. i put my arms around them. because i thought it would be too awkward with my arms by my side. as the picture gets taken, it was where was your hand? i had to wait eight weeks to find out it was just this side of being appropriate. >> oh, man. >> i wish you hadn't told that story. >> now, he is going to try to up you. wait until you see his picture. >> now i am nervous. no, i am going to be ready. i am going to have -- i will have a card. i will read from the teleprompter. he will understand that. right? >> this is "the bill press show." >> this is "the bill press show," live on your radio and current tv. >> thirty-three minutes after the hour now the full court press on this wednesday, december 5th, coming to you life from our nation's capitol broug
obama and say mrs. obama, and what ended up happening was entirely different. walked up, merry christmas, karl. i am like -- and i said to you as well, mr. president, mrs. obama. i supposed for the photo. he couldn't help thinking we got one shot. just one. my hand was just a little too low on michelle obama's back. i put my arms around them. because i thought it would be too awkward with my arms by my side. as the picture gets taken, it was where was your hand? i had to wait eight weeks to...
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michelle obama took the girls by herself to spain once. president obama didn't go. the family has not taken one vacation. i think ann romney is confusing hawaii with a foreign country. they went across the ocean damn it! it is a foreign vacation. then there's mitt romney in pennsylvania talking about his experience at wawa. anybody on the east coast knows it is wawa. >> where do you get your hoagies here? do you get them at wawas? i went to a place today called wawa's. anybody been there? i'm sorry, i know it is a very big state. we went to wawa's. i went in to order a sandwich. you press the touch tone key pad and the sandwich comes out. press this. go pay the cashier there is your sandwich. it is amazing. >> bill: oh, my god. this has been around for years. what's he talking about? he is so stunned. you push the buttons to order your sub sandwich. duh! he reminds me of pappy bush when daddy bush went into a supermarket, president running for re-election the first time he had been in a supermarket probably since he was 3 maybe or something, right? he couldn't belie
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trails president obama about 19 points. the other only republican with a more unfavorable rate something newt gingrich. >> president obama after four days in korea, if you want a little taste of what he has going on according to obama for america, he has a page on pinterest. his check him online at pintrest.com/obama. day 3 of the supreme court arguments on health care reform. by all accounts mentioned, whatit wasn't a great day for the obama administration's lawyer. we are looking at chief justice rots roberts and justice kennedy as possible swing votes. bill will have more on that as he welcomes vermont congressman peter welch. join us on chat at current.com/billpress. we will be right back. as i understand it in radio they can't see you, so this is big for me. >>tv and radio talk show host stephanie miller rounds out current's new morning news block. >>it's completely inappropriate for television. >>sharp tongue, quick wit and about all, politically direct. >>politically direct to me means no bs, the real thing, cutting
trails president obama about 19 points. the other only republican with a more unfavorable rate something newt gingrich. >> president obama after four days in korea, if you want a little taste of what he has going on according to obama for america, he has a page on pinterest. his check him online at pintrest.com/obama. day 3 of the supreme court arguments on health care reform. by all accounts mentioned, whatit wasn't a great day for the obama administration's lawyer. we are looking at...
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we learned that in 2004 when barack obama got up. compare the barack obama speech in 2004 for john kerry to what he saw last night with chris christie. >> bill: people will be quoting the barack obama speech and nobody will ever remember chris christie. >> no. >> bill: ann romney her goal was do humanize mitt romney and lock up the women's vote. how did she do? >> she didn't do well. listen, in her defense, she had an impossible task. one of the commentators said she has the most difficult task of the night -- >> bill: to humanize a robot -- >> humanize someone who has no human qualities whatever. so she had the most difficult task of all of them. of the speeches i thought it was the best. >> bill: sure but that's a low bar. [ laughter ] [ laughter ] >> very low bar. there wasn't one speech last night -- i expected more out of nikki haley quite frankly. i have heard all of this talk about how awesome she is and i thought it felt flat. >> bill: ann romney was saying i love you, all of you women, and we hear you, you know. and yet her
we learned that in 2004 when barack obama got up. compare the barack obama speech in 2004 for john kerry to what he saw last night with chris christie. >> bill: people will be quoting the barack obama speech and nobody will ever remember chris christie. >> no. >> bill: ann romney her goal was do humanize mitt romney and lock up the women's vote. how did she do? >> she didn't do well. listen, in her defense, she had an impossible task. one of the commentators said she has...
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president obama already paid his. he made $790,000 last year in which he paid 20 1/2% income tax rate, which, like warren buffett, by the way is a lower tax rate than his secretary paid at the whitehouse which just proves why we need that buffett rule. going to be voted on the senate today. of course, mitt romney did not pay his taxes because he doesn't want us to know how much money he made last year nor how little he paid in taxes. well, we will talk thatke he will that issue and a lot more first let's get this update from our good friend jacki schechner in los angeles. >> good morning. it seems like mitt romney would like women to have those stay home. he is speaking in man chester new hampshire where he says women who get federal assistance who have children as young as even the age of 2 should be going back to work. in the video, he says that he would be in support of more money for federal assistance for child care so those women could experience quote the dignity of work. this seems to be in direct contra dix t
president obama already paid his. he made $790,000 last year in which he paid 20 1/2% income tax rate, which, like warren buffett, by the way is a lower tax rate than his secretary paid at the whitehouse which just proves why we need that buffett rule. going to be voted on the senate today. of course, mitt romney did not pay his taxes because he doesn't want us to know how much money he made last year nor how little he paid in taxes. well, we will talk thatke he will that issue and a lot more...
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every day of my life i'm usually called an obama appal gist and obama basher. this is from mary who is very offended because i said michelle obama is hot. i was angered humiliated and offensed by this talk. i hear this insulting talk about our first lady, this is inexcusable. so i wish to offer a complete retraction. michelle obama is not hot, she is not in the least bit attractive, and you are very silly mary when we have seen so many women swoon over pictures of the president on the beach, the first lady is not just beautiful, she is hot. hot and beautiful is not always the same thing. and i'm sorry, mary but michelle obama pulls off hot and beautiful effortly with every public appearance however if you want something less misogynist i recommend watching morning joe. shut up micah is what the show should be called. shut up micah and cook me a steak. shut up micah and let your dad come on and talk. that's what that show should be called. we're take your calls at 866-55-press. my name is john fugelsang. i'll be doing a very special live preelection show with mr
every day of my life i'm usually called an obama appal gist and obama basher. this is from mary who is very offended because i said michelle obama is hot. i was angered humiliated and offensed by this talk. i hear this insulting talk about our first lady, this is inexcusable. so i wish to offer a complete retraction. michelle obama is not hot, she is not in the least bit attractive, and you are very silly mary when we have seen so many women swoon over pictures of the president on the beach,...
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he hasn't answered arch bishop's dolens' issues with obama world and obama care. >> if i can snings what about rick santorum when he denied women access to contraception and roy blunt's that was voted in the senate, fortunately voted down that would allow employers to deny any health care they didn't like, any health care procedure they didn't like to american women, and what about rush limbaugh that called sandra fluke a slut and a prostitute. a fiction? the media made all that up? yeah. i don't think so mr. supremist. enough of that president obama a big summit on women and jobs. our good friend, david jackson. good morning. >> good morning. >> you are up early and at 'em. >> absolutely. >> two bill signings in the last two days, the president, the stock act and then the jobs act. the stock act, i guess not a lot of controversey around that one. >> it was bi-partisan and there were several media reports about how basically lawmakers were using the knowledge they had gained from their legislative duties to profit in the stockmarket or at least there were allegations that was going. they
he hasn't answered arch bishop's dolens' issues with obama world and obama care. >> if i can snings what about rick santorum when he denied women access to contraception and roy blunt's that was voted in the senate, fortunately voted down that would allow employers to deny any health care they didn't like, any health care procedure they didn't like to american women, and what about rush limbaugh that called sandra fluke a slut and a prostitute. a fiction? the media made all that up? yeah....
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and president obama on that pivotal day. we had been watching to see what they were planning for that day and an innocuous meeting with leon panet at that and joe biden? no. before i went on the air yesterday, the rumors starting flying around the white house and there were a few reporters missing who were on the plane with him. so everyone started gossiping about it and trying to confirm he was in fact going to afghanistan. sure enough, he did. >> yeah. i mentioned very early in the show, so when i showed up, i saw peter mars, a friend of ours from cbs who was there and we are chatting about the dinner and i said, what are they doing scheduling this briefing like at 3:00 o'clock. peter said, bill. >> bill. >> sit down. bill, do you see that podium? there is not going to be any brief from that podium. in five minutes, the president is landing in afghanistan. i almost fell off my chair. >> corky calling from rockchester, new york. corky, good morning. >> good morning, bill. >> what's up. >> that young lady, she was questionin
and president obama on that pivotal day. we had been watching to see what they were planning for that day and an innocuous meeting with leon panet at that and joe biden? no. before i went on the air yesterday, the rumors starting flying around the white house and there were a few reporters missing who were on the plane with him. so everyone started gossiping about it and trying to confirm he was in fact going to afghanistan. sure enough, he did. >> yeah. i mentioned very early in the...
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obama -- >> bill: he ended up supporting obama, very helpful to obama. when clinton was president clinton held up a stack of papers yesterday and said no these are not my notes, these are the letters as i received as president from ed koch on all kinds of different issues. we've got lots to cover today. evan mcmorris santoro. we'll be joined by the greatest columnist in the country today, frank rich, expanded columns great articles for "new york" magazine. but first -- >> this is the "full court press." >> other headlines making news on this tuesday. the parent's television council is not happy with cbs after allowing celebratory swearing from baltimore ravens quarterback joe flacco to go on the air uncensored after his super bowl win on sunday. he dropped the f bomb after another player dropped the f bomb. the ptc is calling on the fcc to punish cbs saying those words have no place on tv where children are watching and the nfl and broadcast networks have not improved their standards since janet jackson's nipple gate now nine years ago. >> bill: i must t
obama -- >> bill: he ended up supporting obama, very helpful to obama. when clinton was president clinton held up a stack of papers yesterday and said no these are not my notes, these are the letters as i received as president from ed koch on all kinds of different issues. we've got lots to cover today. evan mcmorris santoro. we'll be joined by the greatest columnist in the country today, frank rich, expanded columns great articles for "new york" magazine. but first -- >>...
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of course, on obama care, he wants to repeal obama care. which, of course, would mainly, mainly hurt women because of preventive services or access to contraception or other things important to protect women's health. and he was the leader in the house of attempts to overthrow the new hhs regulations providing access to all american women for contraception. so on all of these issues, all of the social issues, paul ryan is as far right as you can get. here's what i would like your take on. i don't really understand it. 1-866-55-press. that this is the republican party which kind of moved away from the social issues even though pat buchanan wanted to go there. moved away from it in 2008. john mccain didn't run around talking about abortion and same-sex marriage and gay adoption and all of those issues. and neither has mitt romney so far. mitt romney kind of avoided them. didn't want to talk about them. he just wanted to talk about jobs and the economy. but now with paul ryan, these issues are front and center again. again. paul ryan is a post
of course, on obama care, he wants to repeal obama care. which, of course, would mainly, mainly hurt women because of preventive services or access to contraception or other things important to protect women's health. and he was the leader in the house of attempts to overthrow the new hhs regulations providing access to all american women for contraception. so on all of these issues, all of the social issues, paul ryan is as far right as you can get. here's what i would like your take on. i...
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obama won, romney lost. why are we even having this discussion. >> it's interesting, their proposal will become income brackets where they are and just change the deductions. basically the romney campaign's tax -- [ technical difficulties ] >> bill: the mortgage interest deduction, right? health care, perhaps, child care. so republicans are really saying that we'll -- i hate to use this phrase, because it's almost cliche, but we will avoid the fiscal cliff by putting the burden on the back of the middle class. >> yeah, another way of saying basically regressive tax policy proposal. it's not nice to the lower incomes. >> bill: arthur delaney, reporter for the huffington post, you have a thing every day in the "huffington post," the daily delaney downer. >> that's in our huff post hill newsletter. >> bill: where you are saying -- i hate reading it almost -- don't take that personally. [ laughter ] >> bill: but the economy is doing pretty good isn't it? >> it is doing better. >> bill: look at black friday. >> w
obama won, romney lost. why are we even having this discussion. >> it's interesting, their proposal will become income brackets where they are and just change the deductions. basically the romney campaign's tax -- [ technical difficulties ] >> bill: the mortgage interest deduction, right? health care, perhaps, child care. so republicans are really saying that we'll -- i hate to use this phrase, because it's almost cliche, but we will avoid the fiscal cliff by putting the burden on...
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we are going to let obama -- obama's policies solve the budget deficit policy over the next 10 years but we are going to take credit for it while we undo his policies. >> yeah. it doesn't make any sense. you know, as i mentioned the other day rosko, i appreciate hearing from you, this whole -- the entire obama plan. i'm sorry. ryan plan. whoa. >> peter: careful. >> bill: the entire ryan plan subpoena premised on repealing obamacare. we know that's we know that's not going to happen. it's been in place. a lot of the program is fixed. people are joining up. people like it. the reviews about obama care where it's already kicked in are very, very positive. >> that's the number one reason it's not going to work. no. 2 is, to repeal it would have to go through the senate. the senate, the votes are not there. they are not going to repeal obamacare. number 3, the supreme court has weighed in and said obama care is totally, totally acceptable under the constitution totally legitmat. they have endorsed obamacare. john boehner even said, obama care is now the law of the land. so it's time to, l
we are going to let obama -- obama's policies solve the budget deficit policy over the next 10 years but we are going to take credit for it while we undo his policies. >> yeah. it doesn't make any sense. you know, as i mentioned the other day rosko, i appreciate hearing from you, this whole -- the entire obama plan. i'm sorry. ryan plan. whoa. >> peter: careful. >> bill: the entire ryan plan subpoena premised on repealing obamacare. we know that's we know that's not going to...
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barack obama or mitt romney? the response was 52%, barack obama relates to average voters. 30%, mitt romney. >> right. >> i guess people kind of know who mitt romney is. don't they? >> i think there has been an effective effort by the white house to isolate mitt romney. you know with bain it was the foreign bank accounts. in aggregate, all of these people have come together and said people don't get a sense of him as the sort of guy, you would want to have a beer with the guy. i don't think mitt romney is that person. so i think that part of campaign has been won by the white house. of course, conventions often reset that. in the is still a dog fight with everything that has happened. >> absolutely. >> we are still within, you know, low single digit did. swing states are still swing states. this thing is not over and which is kind of appalling to me when you think about how big the chasm should be between the two parties at this point. i am a little mystified which tells me quite frankly, bill, we haven't done th
barack obama or mitt romney? the response was 52%, barack obama relates to average voters. 30%, mitt romney. >> right. >> i guess people kind of know who mitt romney is. don't they? >> i think there has been an effective effort by the white house to isolate mitt romney. you know with bain it was the foreign bank accounts. in aggregate, all of these people have come together and said people don't get a sense of him as the sort of guy, you would want to have a beer with the guy....
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but president obama was asked about it yesterday. at his joint news conference with the president of tanzania. and president obama said hey you know, this is just the way it works. we need to know all this stuff. >> obama: every intelligence service, not just ours but every european intelligence service every asian intelligence service, wherever there is an intelligence service they're going to be trying to understand the world better and what's going on in world capitals around the world. from sources that aren't available through "the new york times" or nbc news. >> bill: so all -- does he love that phrase. all we're trying to do by spying on our friends right, we're spying on switzerland and france and spain and portugal, you name it. and germany. we're spying on them all. all we're trying to do is understand the world a little better. >> yeah. >> bill: that's all. just trying to understand the world a little better. and hey says the president we spy on them. they spy on us. >> obama: i guarantee you that in european capitals, the
but president obama was asked about it yesterday. at his joint news conference with the president of tanzania. and president obama said hey you know, this is just the way it works. we need to know all this stuff. >> obama: every intelligence service, not just ours but every european intelligence service every asian intelligence service, wherever there is an intelligence service they're going to be trying to understand the world better and what's going on in world capitals around the...